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JUNE 2014 | Program Environmental Impact Report

SCHOOL UPGRADE PROGRAM EIRLos Angeles Unified School District

June 2014 | Program Environmental Impact Report

SCHOOL UPGRADE PROGRAM EIR Los Angeles Unified School District

Prepared for:

Los Angeles Unified School District Contact: John Anderson, Senior Planning Advisor

333 South Beaudry Avenue, 28th Floor Los Angeles, California 90017

213.241.4130

Prepared by:

PlaceWorks Contact: Alice Houseworth, Senior Associate

3 MacArthur Place, Suite 1100 Santa Ana, California 92707

714.966.9220 [email protected] www.placeworks.com

S C H O O L U P G R A D E P R O G R A M E I R L O S A N G E L E S U N I F I E D S C H O O L D I S T R I C T

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The School Upgrade Program Draft EIR is on the CD attached to the back cover of this document.

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL PROCEDURES ...................................................................................................... 1-1

1.2.1 EIR Format ...................................................................................................................................... 1-2 1.2.2 Type and Purpose of This EIR ..................................................................................................... 1-4

1.3 SUP LOCATION ........................................................................................................................................... 1-5 1.4 SUP COMPONENT SUMMARY ............................................................................................................... 1-6

1.4.1 Type 1. New Construction on New Property ............................................................................. 1-6 1.4.2 Type 2. New Construction on Existing Campus ........................................................................ 1-6 1.4.3 Type 3. Modernization, Repair, Replacement, Upgrade, Remodel, Renovation, and

Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 1-11 1.4.4 Type 4. Operational and Other Campus Changes .................................................................... 1-12

1.5 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ..................................................................................................................... 1-12 1.5.1 No Project Alternative .................................................................................................................. 1-12 1.5.2 Reduced SUP Alternative ............................................................................................................. 1-13

1.6 ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED ..................................................................................................................... 1-14 1.7 AREAS OF CONTROVERSY ................................................................................................................... 1-14 1.8 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, MITIGATION MEASURES, AND LEVELS

OF SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION ....................................................................................... 1-14

2. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 PURPOSE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT .......................................................... 2-1 2.2 NOTICE OF PREPARATION .................................................................................................................... 2-2 2.3 SCOPE OF THIS EIR ................................................................................................................................... 2-3 2.4 SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ................................................................................... 2-4

2.4.1 Impacts Considered Less Than Significant .................................................................................. 2-4 2.4.2 Impacts Considered Potentially Significant and Unavoidable ................................................... 2-4

2.5 FINAL EIR CERTIFICATION ................................................................................................................... 2-5 2.5.1 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program .......................................................................... 2-5

3. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ...................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING........................................................................................ 3-1

3.2.1 Regional Location ............................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.3 LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING ................................................................................................ 3-1

3.3.1 Project Location .............................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.3.2 LAUSD Schools............................................................................................................................... 3-7 3.3.3 District Enrollment ......................................................................................................................... 3-7 3.3.4 General Plan and Zoning ............................................................................................................. 3-15

3.4 ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING CUMULATIVE IMPACTS .............................................................. 3-15

4. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 LOCATION .................................................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................ 4-1

4.2.1 Facilities Services Division ............................................................................................................. 4-5 4.3 SUP STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................... 4-8 4.4 SUP COMPONENTS .................................................................................................................................... 4-8

4.4.1 New School Construction Program ........................................................................................... 4-13 4.4.2 Repair and Modernization Program ........................................................................................... 4-18 4.4.3 Joint Use/Innovation Fund and Charter Facilities Program ................................................... 4-20 4.4.4 Capital Improvement Program .................................................................................................... 4-23

4.5 TYPICAL SUP PROJECT CATEGORIES ............................................................................................. 4-25


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4.5.1 Type 1. New Construction on New Property ........................................................................... 4-26 4.5.2 Type 2. New Construction on Existing Campus ...................................................................... 4-26 4.5.3 Type 3. Modernization, Repair, Replacement, Upgrade, Remodel, Renovation, and

Installation ...................................................................................................................................... 4-26 4.5.4 Type 4. Operational and Other Campus Changes ................................................................... 4-27

4.6 LAUSD STANDARDS ................................................................................................................................ 4-28 4.7 ZONING OVERRIDE ............................................................................................................................... 4-59 4.8 CEQA COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................................................... 4-59 4.9 INTENDED USES OF THIS PROGRAM EIR .................................................................................... 4-65

5. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS .................................................................................................... 5-1 5.1 AESTHETICS .............................................................................................................................................. 5.1-1

5.1.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................. 5.1-2 5.1.2 Thresholds of Significance ....................................................................................................... 5.1-13 5.1.3 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 5.1-13 5.1.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions .................................................................. 5.1-17 5.1.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.1-17 5.1.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................... 5.1-17 5.1.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................... 5.1-17

5.2 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES ............................................................................. 5.2-1 5.2.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................. 5.2-3 5.2.2 Thresholds of Significance ......................................................................................................... 5.2-9 5.2.3 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 5.2-10 5.2.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions .................................................................. 5.2-13 5.2.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.2-13 5.2.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................... 5.2-13 5.2.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................... 5.2-14

5.3 AIR QUALITY ............................................................................................................................................. 5.3-1 5.3.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................. 5.3-2 5.3.2 Thresholds of Significance ....................................................................................................... 5.3-23 5.3.3 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 5.3-26 5.3.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions .................................................................. 5.3-33 5.3.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.3-34 5.3.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................... 5.3-34 5.3.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................... 5.3-35

5.4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ................................................................................................................... 5.4-1 5.4.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................. 5.4-2 5.4.2 Thresholds of Significance ....................................................................................................... 5.4-33 5.4.3 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 5.4-34 5.4.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions .................................................................. 5.4-37 5.4.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.4-37 5.4.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................... 5.4-37 5.4.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................... 5.4-37

5.5 CULTURAL RESOURCES ....................................................................................................................... 5.5-1 5.5.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................. 5.5-2 5.5.2 Thresholds of Significance ....................................................................................................... 5.5-27 5.5.3 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 5.5-28 5.5.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions .................................................................. 5.5-31 5.5.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.5-32 5.5.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................... 5.5-32 5.5.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................... 5.5-32


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5.6 GEOLOGY AND SOILS .......................................................................................................................... 5.6-1 5.6.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................. 5.6-4 5.6.2 Thresholds of Significance ....................................................................................................... 5.6-25 5.6.3 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 5.6-25 5.6.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions .................................................................. 5.6-32 5.6.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.6-33 5.6.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................... 5.6-33 5.6.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................... 5.6-33

5.7 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ....................................................................................................... 5.7-1 5.7.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................. 5.7-3 5.7.2 Thresholds of Significance ....................................................................................................... 5.7-14 5.7.3 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 5.7-15 5.7.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions .................................................................. 5.7-18 5.7.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.7-19 5.7.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................... 5.7-19 5.7.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................... 5.7-19

5.8 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS .................................................................................. 5.8-1 5.8.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................. 5.8-2 5.8.2 Thresholds of Significance ....................................................................................................... 5.8-31 5.8.3 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 5.8-32 5.8.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions .................................................................. 5.8-50 5.8.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.8-54 5.8.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................... 5.8-54 5.8.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................... 5.8-54

5.9 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ............................................................................................ 5.9-1 5.9.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................. 5.9-2 5.9.2 Thresholds of Significance ....................................................................................................... 5.9-23 5.9.3 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 5.9-24 5.9.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions .................................................................. 5.9-31 5.9.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.9-32 5.9.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................... 5.9-32 5.9.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................... 5.9-32

5.10 LAND USE AND PLANNING ............................................................................................................. 5.10-1 5.10.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................................... 5.10-1 5.10.2 Thresholds of Significance ....................................................................................................... 5.10-9 5.10.3 Environmental Impacts ........................................................................................................... 5.10-10 5.10.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions ................................................................ 5.10-13 5.10.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation ................................................................................ 5.10-13 5.10.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................. 5.10-13 5.10.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.10-13

5.11 MINERAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................................ 5.11-1 5.11.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................................... 5.11-3 5.11.2 Thresholds of Significance ....................................................................................................... 5.11-9 5.11.3 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 5.11-9 5.11.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions .................................................................. 5.11-9 5.11.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.11-9 5.11.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................... 5.11-9 5.11.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.11-10

5.12 NOISE ......................................................................................................................................................... 5.12-1 5.12.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................................... 5.12-5 5.12.2 Thresholds of Significance ..................................................................................................... 5.12-21


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5.12.3 Environmental Impacts ........................................................................................................... 5.12-23 5.12.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions ................................................................ 5.12-33 5.12.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation ................................................................................ 5.12-34 5.12.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................. 5.12-34 5.12.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.12-34

5.13 PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ......................................................................................................................... 5.13-1 5.13.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................................... 5.13-1 5.13.2 Thresholds of Significance ....................................................................................................... 5.13-9 5.13.3 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 5.13-9 5.13.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions ................................................................ 5.13-11 5.13.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation ................................................................................ 5.13-12 5.13.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................. 5.13-12 5.13.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.13-12

5.14 POPULATION AND HOUSING ......................................................................................................... 5.14-1 5.14.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................................... 5.14-1 5.14.2 Thresholds of Significance ....................................................................................................... 5.14-8 5.14.3 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 5.14-9 5.14.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions ................................................................ 5.14-10 5.14.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation ................................................................................ 5.14-10 5.14.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................. 5.14-10 5.14.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.14-10

5.15 PUBLIC SERVICES .................................................................................................................................. 5.15-1 5.15.1 Fire Protection and Emergency Services ................................................................................ 5.15-1 5.15.2 Police Protection Services ......................................................................................................... 5.15-6 5.15.3 School Services ......................................................................................................................... 5.15-10 5.15.4 Library Services ........................................................................................................................ 5.15-10

5.16 RECREATION .......................................................................................................................................... 5.16-1 5.16.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................................... 5.16-1 5.16.2 Thresholds of Significance ....................................................................................................... 5.16-5 5.16.3 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 5.16-5 5.16.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions .................................................................. 5.16-6 5.16.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.16-6 5.16.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................... 5.16-6 5.16.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................... 5.16-6

5.17 TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC ................................................................................................ 5.17-1 5.17.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................................... 5.17-2 5.17.2 Thresholds of Significance ....................................................................................................... 5.17-8 5.17.3 Environmental Impacts ............................................................................................................. 5.17-9 5.17.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions ................................................................ 5.17-15 5.17.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation ................................................................................ 5.17-15 5.17.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................. 5.17-16 5.17.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.17-16

5.18 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS ............................................................................................... 5.18-1 5.18.1 Environmental Setting ............................................................................................................... 5.18-2 5.18.2 Thresholds of Significance ..................................................................................................... 5.18-22 5.18.3 Environmental Impacts ........................................................................................................... 5.18-23 5.18.4 Applicable Regulations and Standard Conditions ................................................................ 5.18-26 5.18.5 Level of Significance Before Mitigation ................................................................................ 5.18-26 5.18.6 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................. 5.18-26 5.18.7 Level of Significance After Mitigation .................................................................................. 5.18-26


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6. SIGNIFICANT UNAVOIDABLE ADVERSE IMPACTS................................................................. 6-1 6.1 AIR QUALITY ................................................................................................................................................ 6-1 6.2 CULTURAL RESOURCES .......................................................................................................................... 6-1 6.3 NOISE .............................................................................................................................................................. 6-2 6.4 TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC ..................................................................................................... 6-2

7. ALTERNATIVES TO THE SUP .................................................................................................... 7-1 7.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 7-1

7.1.1 Purpose and Scope .......................................................................................................................... 7-1 7.1.2 Typical SUP Project Categories ..................................................................................................... 7-2 7.1.3 Project Objectives ........................................................................................................................... 7-2

7.2 POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS OF THE SUP.................................................................. 7-3 7.2.1 Air Quality ........................................................................................................................................ 7-3 7.2.2 Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................................... 7-3 7.2.3 Noise ................................................................................................................................................. 7-3 7.2.4 Transportation and Traffic ............................................................................................................. 7-3

7.3 ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED AND REJECTED DURING THE PLANNING PROCESS 7-4 7.3.1 Alternative Development Areas .................................................................................................... 7-4

7.4 ALTERNATIVES SELECTED FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS ............................................................. 7-4 7.4.1 No Project Alternative .................................................................................................................... 7-5 7.4.2 Air Quality ........................................................................................................................................ 7-6 7.4.3 Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................................... 7-6 7.4.4 Noise ................................................................................................................................................. 7-6 7.4.5 Transportation and Traffic ............................................................................................................. 7-6 7.4.6 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................ 7-7

7.5 REDUCED SUP ALTERNATIVE ............................................................................................................. 7-7 7.5.1 Air Quality ........................................................................................................................................ 7-8 7.5.2 Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................................... 7-8 7.5.3 Noise ................................................................................................................................................. 7-8 7.5.4 Transportation and Traffic ............................................................................................................. 7-8 7.5.5 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................ 7-9

7.6 ENVIRONMENTALLY SUPERIOR ALTERNATIVE ........................................................................ 7-9

8. SIGNIFICANT IRREVERSIBLE CHANGES ................................................................................ 8-1

9. GROWTH-INDUCING IMPACTS .................................................................................................. 9-1

10. PERSONS PREPARING EIR ..................................................................................................... 10-1


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APPENDICES

Appendix A: Notice of Preparation and Comments

Appendix B: Cultural Resource Studies (C-1 2014; C-2 2002)

Appendix C: Student Population Forecast


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Figure ES-1 Regional Location ....................................................................................................................................... 1-7

Figure ES-2 Local Vicinity ............................................................................................................................................... 1-9

Figure 3-1 Regional Location ....................................................................................................................................... 3-3

Figure 3-2 Local Vicinity ............................................................................................................................................... 3-5

Figure 5.2-1 Mapped Farmland .................................................................................................................................. 5.2-7

Figure 5.4-1 Significant Ecological Areas................................................................................................................ 5.4-15

Figure 5.6-1 Fault Map ............................................................................................................................................... 5.6-19

Figure 5.6-2 Liquefaction Zones .............................................................................................................................. 5.6-21

Figure 5.6-3 Landslide Zones .................................................................................................................................... 5.6-23

Figure 5.8-1 Fire Hazard Severity Zones ................................................................................................................ 5.8-29

Figure 5.9-1 Watersheds ............................................................................................................................................. 5.9-13

Figure 5.9-2 Groundwater Basins ............................................................................................................................. 5.9-17

Figure 5.9-3 Flood Zones .......................................................................................................................................... 5.9-21

Figure 5.11-1 Mineral Zones ....................................................................................................................................... 5.11-7

Figure 5.12-1 Airport Noise ...................................................................................................................................... 5.12-31


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Table 1-1 Summary of Environmental Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Level of Significance After Mitigation ................................................................................................. 1-15

Table 2-1 NOP Comment Summary ........................................................................................................................ 2-3

Table 3-1 Number of Schools in Each City ............................................................................................................. 3-7

Table 3-2 LAUSD Schools Summary ....................................................................................................................... 3-8

Table 3-3 Continuation High Schools by Educational Service Center ............................................................. 3-12

Table 3-4 Community Day Schools........................................................................................................................ 3-12

Table 4-1 LAUSD Standards ................................................................................................................................... 4-29

Table 4-2 SUP Components and Environmental Compliance .......................................................................... 4-60

Table 5.1-1 Selected Scenic Highways and Corridors............................................................................................ 5.1-3

Table 5.1-2 Select Scenic Vistas and Aesthetic Features ..................................................................................... 5.1-11

Table 5.3-1 Ambient Air Quality Standards for Criteria Pollutants .................................................................... 5.3-5

Table 5.3-2 Attainment Status of Criteria Pollutants in the South Coast Air Basin ....................................... 5.3-18

Table 5.3-3 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Summary (North ESA) ............................................................. 5.3-19

Table 5.3-4 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Summary (South ESA) ............................................................. 5.3-20

Table 5.3-5 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Summary (East ESA) ................................................................ 5.3-21

Table 5.3-6 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Summary (West ESA) ............................................................... 5.3-22

Table 5.3-7 SCAQMD Regional Significance Thresholds .................................................................................. 5.3-24

Table 5.3-8 SCAQMD LSTs .................................................................................................................................... 5.3-25

Table 5.3-9 SCAQMD Toxic Air Contaminants Risk Thresholds .................................................................... 5.3-25

Table 5.3-10 Operational Phase Emissions of a Typical LAUSD School ......................................................... 5.3-28

Table 5.4-1 Significant Ecological Areas Wholly or Partly in District .............................................................. 5.4-11

Table 5.4-2 Sensitive Plant Species: Listing Status and Habitat Preference..................................................... 5.4-17

Table 5.4-3 Sensitive Animal Species: Listing Status and Habitat Preference ................................................. 5.4-22

Table 5.4-4 Sensitive Animal Species That Could Occur on LAUSD Campuses .......................................... 5.4-30

Table 5.4-5 Sensitive Natural Communities In and Near the District .............................................................. 5.4-30

Table 5.5-1 Chronology for the Los Angeles Area and LAUSD ....................................................................... 5.5-17

Table 5.5-2 2004 Schools Identified as Historically Significant ......................................................................... 5.5-23

Table 5.6-1 Estimated Relationship between Peak Ground Acceleration and Intensity ................................. 5.6-2

Table 5.6-2 Selected Historic Earthquakes ............................................................................................................ 5.6-17

Table 5.7-1 GHG and Their Relative Global Warming Potential Compared to CO2 ..................................... 5.7-3

Table 5.7-2 Scoping Plan GHG Reduction Measures and 2020 State Target ................................................... 5.7-7

Table 5.7-3 Summary of Global Climate Change Risks to California .............................................................. 5.7-13

Table 5.7-4 GHG Emissions of an LAUSD School ............................................................................................ 5.7-16

Table 5.8-1 EnviroStor Cleanup Program Sites .................................................................................................... 5.8-22

Table 5.8-2 GeoTracker Sites .................................................................................................................................. 5.8-23

Table 5.8-3 RCRAInfo Hazardous Waste Generators ........................................................................................ 5.8-24


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Table 5.8-4 Modernization Projects Not Requiring OEHS Notification or Review ..................................... 5.8-40

Table 5.10-1 City of Los Angeles Community Plan Areas by LAUSD Educational Service Center ............ 5.10-7

Table 5.10-2 SUP Consistency with Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy Goals ...................................................................................................................... 5.10-11

Table 5.11-1 District 11 Mineral Production .......................................................................................................... 5.11-4

Table 5.11-2 Los Angeles County Aggregate Supply and Demand ........................................................................ 5.11-4

Table 5.11-3 San Gabriel Valley Aggregate Supply and Demand ........................................................................ 5.11-5

Table 5.12-1 Change in Apparent Loudness ........................................................................................................... 5.12-2

Table 5.12-2 Human Reaction to Typical Vibration Levels ................................................................................. 5.12-4

Table 5.12-3 Groundborne Vibration Criteria: Human Annoyance ................................................................... 5.12-7

Table 5.12-4 Groundborne Vibration Criteria: Architectural Damage ............................................................... 5.12-7

Table 5.12-5 Community Noise and Land Use Compatibility ............................................................................. 5.12-8

Table 5.12-6 County of Los Angeles Exterior Noise Standards .......................................................................... 5.12-9

Table 5.12-7 County of Los Angeles Mobile Construction Equipment Noise Limits .................................. 5.12-10

Table 5.12-8 County of Los Angeles Stationary Construction Equipment Noise Limits ............................. 5.12-10

Table 5.12-9 ALUP Land Use Compatibility ........................................................................................................ 5.12-11

Table 5.12-10 City of Los Angeles Ambient Noise Criteria ................................................................................. 5.12-13

Table 5.12-11 Typical Noise Levels .......................................................................................................................... 5.12-19

Table 5.12-12 Construction Equipment Vibration Levels .................................................................................... 5.12-25

Table 5.12-13 Construction Equipment Noise Levels .......................................................................................... 5.12-27

Table 5.14-1 Population Projections, 2020 and 2035 ............................................................................................ 5.14-4

Table 5.14-2 Projected District Student Population by Grade Level .................................................................. 5.14-5

Table 5.14-3 Projected Student Population by ESC .............................................................................................. 5.14-5

Table 5.14-4 Projected Change in Student Population by ESC ........................................................................... 5.14-6

Table 5.14-5 Housing Units and Households within District, 2010 US Census ............................................... 5.14-6

Table 5.14-6 Households Projections, 2020 and 2035 .......................................................................................... 5.14-7

Table 5.14-7 Employment Projections, 2020 and 2035 ........................................................................................ 5.14-8

Table 5.15-1 Fire Protection by Jurisdiction ........................................................................................................... 5.15-3

Table 5.15-2 Police Protection by Jurisdiction ........................................................................................................ 5.15-7

Table 5.16-1 Civic Center Organizations and Uses................................................................................................ 5.16-2

Table 5.17-1 Volume/Capacity and Corresponding Level of Service ................................................................ 5.17-1

Table 5.17-2 LADOT Intersection Significance Thresholds................................................................................ 5.17-4

Table 5.17-3 Travel Modes by Students Aged 5 to 15 ........................................................................................... 5.17-8

Table 5.18-1 Water Providers .................................................................................................................................... 5.18-6

Table 5.18-2 Forecast Water Supplies and Demands, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ...................................................................................................................................... 5.18-9

Table 5.18-3 Forecast Water Supplies and Demands, Central Basin Municipal Water District ................... 5.18-10


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Table 5.18-4 Forecast Water Supplies and Demands, West Basin Municipal Water District ....................... 5.18-11

Table 5.18-5 Groundwater Basins Management and Safe Yields ...................................................................... 5.18-12

Table 5.18-6 Water Treatment Facilities, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ............................ 5.18-13

Table 5.18-7 Sewer Service Providers ..................................................................................................................... 5.18-15

Table 5.18-8 Solid Waste Collection by Jurisdiction ............................................................................................ 5.18-19

Table 5.18-9 Landfills Used by Los Angeles Regional Authority ...................................................................... 5.18-20


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AAQS ambient air quality standards

AB Assembly Bill

ACCM asbestos-containing construction materials

ACM asbestos-containing materials

af acre-foot

afy acre-feet per year

AHERA Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act

ALUC airport land use commission

ALUP airport land use plan

ANF Angeles National Forest

ANSI American National Standards Institute

AQMP air quality management plan

ASHA American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

ATU Asbestos Technical Unit

AVAQMD Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District

BAU business as usual

BMP best management practices

CAA Clean Air Act

Cal/EPA California Environmental Protection Agency

Cal/OSHA California Occupational Safety and Health Administration

CalARP California Accidental Release Prevention Program

CalEMA California Emergency Management Agency

CALGreen California Green Building Code

Caltrans California Department of Transportation

CARB California Air Resources Board

CAT Climate Action Team

CBC California Building Code

CBMWD Central Basin Municipal Water District

CCAA California Clean Air Act

CCC California Coastal Commission

CCR California Code of Regulations

CDE California Department of Education



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CDFW California Department of Fish and Wildlife

CDP Coastal Development Permit

CEQA California Environmental Quality Act

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

CESA California Endangered Species Act

CFC California Fire Code

CGS California Geological Survey

CHPS Collaborative for High Performance Schools

CIFF California Important Farmland Finder

CLAPL County of Los Angeles Public Library

CMP Los Angeles County Congestion Management Program

CNA capital needs assessment

CNDDB California Natural Diversity Database

CNEL community noise equivalent level

CNPS California Native Plant Society

CO carbon monoxide

CO2e carbon dioxide equivalent

Corps United States Army Corps of Engineers

CPUC California Public Utilities Commission

CRA Colorado River Aqueduct

CUPA certified Unified Program agency

CWA Clean Water Act

DLRP Division of Land Resource Protection

DOT Department of Transportation (federal)

DPM diesel particulate matter

DSA Division of the State Architect (under the California Department of General Services)

DTSC Department of Toxic Substances Control

EEC early education center

EMD Emergency Management Department (Los Angeles)

EOC emergency operations center

EPA Environmental Protection Agency (US)

EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

ESC educational service center



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FAA Federal Aviation Administration

FDK full-day kindergarten

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

FESA Federal Endangered Species Act

FHWA Federal Highway Administration

FIRM flood insurance rate map

FMMP Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program

FMP facilities mitigation plan

FSD Facilities Services Division (LAUSD)

GHG greenhouse gases

GWh gigawatt hours

GWP global warming potential

H&SC California Health and Safety Code

HCM Highway Capacity Manual

HCP habitat conservation plan

HOV high occupancy vehicle

HPOZ Historic Preservation Overlay Zone

HRA health risk assessment

ICU Intersection Capacity Utilization

IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

LACFCD Los Angeles County Flood Control District

LADOT City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation

LADWP City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

LAPD City of Los Angeles Police Department

LAPL Los Angeles Public Library

LARA Los Angeles Regional Agency

LASD Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

LASPD Los Angeles School Police Department

LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District

LCFS low-carbon fuel standard

LCP Local Coastal Plan

LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

LEPC local emergency planning committee



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LESA land evaluation and site assessment

LOS level of service

LST localized significance thresholds

MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act

MEP maximum extent practicable

Metro Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

mgd million gallons per day

MMT million metric tons

MMTCO2e Million metric tons of CO2e

MPAH Master Plan of Arterial Highways

MPO metropolitan planning organization

MT metric ton

MTCO2e Metric ton of CO2e

MPO metropolitan planning organization

MRZ mineral recovery zone

MUTCD California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

MW megawatts

MWD Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

mybp million years before present

NAGPRA Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

NAHC Native American Heritage Commission

NCCP/HCP natural communities conservation plan/habitat conservation plan

NFIP National Flood Insurance Program

NHPA National Habitat Preservation Authority

NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

NSWD non-storm water discharges

OEHS Office of Environmental Health and Safety

OEM Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management

OES California Office of Emergency Services

OHP Office of Historic Preservation

OPSC California Office of Public School Construction

P-C Production-Consumption

PCB polychlorinated biphenyl



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PDF project design features

POTW publicly owned treatment works

ppm parts per million

PRC Public Resources Code

PSHA pipeline safety hazard assessment

PTA Parent-Teacher Association

RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

RPS renewable portfolio standard

RTP regional transportation plan

RWQCB regional water quality control board

SAB State Allocation Board

SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act

SCAG Southern California Association of Governments

SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District

SCE Southern California Edison

SCGC Southern California Gas Company

SCLC Southern California Library Cooperative

SCS sustainable communities strategy

SEA significant ecological area

SEP Strategic Execution Plan

SERC State Emergency Response Commission

SFPD CDE School Facilities Planning Division

SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer

SHRC State Historical Resources Commission

SIP State Implementation Plan

SMARA Surface Mining and Reclamation Act

SMMNRA Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

SoCAB South Coast Air Basin

SRTS Safe Routes to School

SSO school safety officer

SSP Safe School Plans

SUP School Upgrade Program

SWP State Water Project



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SWPPP stormwater pollution prevention plan

SWRCB State Water Resources Control Board

TAC toxic air contaminants

TIA traffic impact analysis

TIP Transportation Improvement Program

TMDL total maximum daily load

TRI toxic release inventory

USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service

UST underground storage tank

UWMP urban water management plan

V/C volume-to-capacity ratio

VMT vehicle miles traveled

VOC volatile organic compounds

WBMWD West Basin Municipal Water District

WCI Western Climate Initiative

WRD Water Replenishment District of Southern California

WSAP water supply allocation plan

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